UFC Hall-of-Famer Ken Shamrock failed a steroid test, according to an announcement from the California State Athletic Commission Wednesday night. To be fair, Shamrock has failed at lots of things in life, and he has a pattern for this sort of thing:

He failed a drug test taken prior to his Feb. 13 victory over Ross Clifton in Fresno, Calif. Shamrock is now suspended from all mixed martial arts competition nationwide through Feb. 1, 2010.

Shamrock, 45, will have the chance to appeal his failed test with the California commission. He tested positive for norandrosterone, noretiocholanolone and stanozolol.

Shamrock (27-13-2) ended a five-fight losing streak when he forced Clifton to submit in the first round of their bout.

Steroids in fighting, to me, is not the same as steriods in baseball or football. Maybe because strength is more of a factor in the former than in the big team sports. Maybe it’s because the losers in baseball don’t get their brains beaten in. But this is bigger than A-Rod, I think — one of the alread-fallen leaders in a sport that he helped create and popularize…busted for roids. And while I was never a big fan of Shamrock himself, I’m saddened by this latest (and probably last) nail in his very intense coffin.

I feel worse than when Cory Lidle flew an airplane into that building. At least you could joke about that…

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Cory Lidle had too many distractions; he was looking at Thurman Munson’s baseball card while trying to play a John Denver CD. He also shouldn’t have been checking out his new Payne Stewart putter.

03.12.09 at 1:14 pm

BiggieLaing

Hopefully the end of his career and the last we’ll see of him and those stupid red speedo’s. If not, let Tito Ortiz at him in a Rocky 5 style street fight so he can finally finish the job. Leave his body in a dumpster so he receives the best treatment possible, maybe only one homeless guy sodomizes his lifeless corpse.

03.12.09 at 1:20 pm

Taco_JOnes

I care more about steroids in baseball than in MMA because I care more about baseball than MMA.

03.12.09 at 1:21 pm

Taco_JOnes

WDYA, I’ll never forgive you for not including a Big Bopper joke in there.

03.12.09 at 1:27 pm

The Geek God Testiclees

MMA…. where closet gays go to beat up the image of their abusive father….. new slogan saw it on their website..

03.12.09 at 1:30 pm

Enrico Pallazzo

POOR KENNY SHAMROCK!!! HE WAS FRAMED!!!

03.12.09 at 1:48 pm

Vince Mancini

Speaking of old-school mma guys getting busted, Kimo got popped for meth possession and impersonating a police officer a month or two ago.

03.12.09 at 1:54 pm

SSGT Barnes

WHERE IS KENNY?

03.12.09 at 1:56 pm

Brawndo

I think the most shocking news is that someone in the comments section actually admitted to caring about baseball. How old are you Taco? 70?

03.12.09 at 2:18 pm

the worlds most dangerous fist magnet

i dont understand why you need to take steroids to be a human punching bag*

*ken shamrock

03.12.09 at 2:20 pm

the worlds most dangerous fist magnet

at kenny’s age roids is usually remedied with preparation H………or licking a finger and just pushing them back in.

03.12.09 at 2:47 pm

BiggieLaing

Doesn’t he know that taking roids will shrink his Shamrocks?

03.12.09 at 2:59 pm

WhyDoYouAsk

He could end up with Parkinson’s.

That would make Shamrock Shake.

/ducks Iraqi shoe

03.12.09 at 3:28 pm

Taco_JOnes

>>>I think the most shocking news is that someone in the comments section actually admitted to caring about baseball. How old are you Taco? 70?<<<

I know it’s not chic on this sports blog to actually like sports, but I’ll even admit to liking the NBA. And the Red Sox. And the Patriots.

/ducks Iraqi shoe

03.13.09 at 5:04 pm

ROTU

I’d hate to think his performance in Scarecrow Gone Wild was in any way enhanced. [www.imdb.com]